Monthly Archives: October 2016

The Making of a Widow (Part 4)

Posted on October 28, 2016 by ivanbenson

“Timing is everything.” It’s true in comedy; a vocally well delivered line can fall flat if the timing is off. Exactly when a pause is required, or an inflection employed can bring an audience to tears of laughter, or . … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Fathers, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged cardiologist, cath lab, coincidence, cousin, EKG, eulogized, father, Feb. 11 1961, general practitioner, Georgia, grandfather, harmonies, heart attack, ICU, intersections, LAD artery, maternal grandfather, musical composer, Oct. 3 2016, Oct. 4 2016, patterns, sense of timing, Snellville, timing, timing is everything, tombstones, unseen divine determinant | 2 Comments

The Making of a Widow (Part 3)

Posted on October 21, 2016 by ivanbenson

“It’s the little things,” people will sometimes say, “that make the difference.” Do you know what I mean? For instance, you’ll remember a momentous occasion (be it tragedy or celebration), but you will also remember some seemingly insignificant or off-the-wall … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged 1939, anticoagulant, burning sensation, cardiologist, cath lab nurse, fear, fire and rescue protocol, footnotes, good life, heart attack, heparin, ICU, it's the little things, lidocaine, low grade fever, memories, novacaine, rock climbing, sweating, vantage point, versed, worry | 2 Comments

The Making of a Widow (Part 2)

Posted on October 14, 2016 by ivanbenson

“Goodbye.” Many years ago I was intrigued to learn this common expression was a slang condensation of the phrase “God be with you.” Since that time we have shortened it even more to a simple, “Bye.” Sometimes you’ll hear people … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged clairvoyance, coma, farewell, finality, first responders, fully present, genuine, God be with you, goodbye, haunts, heart attack, Hello, Kermit the Frog, omission, Operating System, premonition | 10 Comments

The Making of a Widow (Part 1)

Posted on October 7, 2016 by ivanbenson

The Grim Reaper may or may not get an undeserved bad rap, but when a cardiologist reads an EKG and sees the telltale “tombstones” on the EKG paper he/she knows that a myocardial infarction has occurred, and that coronary heart … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged arrhythmia, beta blockers, cardiac cath, cardiologist, ejection fraction, EKG, Garrison Keillor, general practitioner, GP, Grim Reaper, LAD, left anterior descending, MI, myocardial infarction, nitroglycerin, pre diabetic, proximal LAD lesion, smell of death, STEMI, stent, tombstone tracing, Widow Maker | 38 Comments

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Monthly Archives: October 2016

The Making of a Widow (Part 4)

The Making of a Widow (Part 3)

The Making of a Widow (Part 2)

The Making of a Widow (Part 1)

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